Chief of Staff of de Irish Repubwican Army

Severaw peopwe are reported to have served as Chief of Staff of de Irish Repubwican Army (Irish: Ceann Foirne Ógwaigh na hÉireann) in de organisations bearing dat name. Due to de cwandestine nature of dese organisations, dis wist is not definitive.

a.^Some noted Irish and British historians, incwuding Ed Mowoney, audor of A Secret History of de IRA, have cwaimed dat Gerry Adams has been part of de IRA weadership. Adams has awways denied IRA membership, wet awone being chief of staff.[31]b.^Awdough he admitted in his wifetime to IRA membership, he denied ever being Chief of Staff

Chiefs of Staff of de Officiaw Irish Repubwican Army (1969–present)[edit]

^J. Bowyer Beww, The Secret Army: The IRA, Somerset: Transaction Pubwishers, 1997. Magan's tenure ended wif his arrest in Dubwin, uh-hah-hah-hah. The IRA adjutant-generaw as weww as members of de Army Counciw were awso arrested. See Dáiw DebatesArchived 2011-06-06 at de Wayback Machine, 6 November 1957.